I
DAILY EDITION
Vol in I., No. UT.
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RUSSIAN FALL
THWARTS PLAN
ALLIES MADE
tNOIlriNMAX ftMUMH'K Jl'HT
ItAt'K UtOM WAH HUTH,
TKI.IJ OK HITl'ATIO
TEUTONIC UNITY ! AOVAKTAGE
Vae Mw IWt Won by Amerloaa
MaaafM-turers. rum Waala
('anuii More Time Men Xw ,
t'blcauu, Xov. II. Russia's rol
lap and the unreadiness of the
United Aatea make hopeless any
thoughts of peace before llll. In
tba opinion of Medlll MctJorinkk,
aongreMiuaa-al-large of I II Inula
who baa Juit returned from visit
tba most of the Important front of
tba European battle Una.
Mr. Mccormick said:
"Tha tiermana are aol winning
tba ar. "
"Neither ara we.
"Tha war today presents a stale
ante from which wa are unable to
extricate ourselves, because of the
collapse of Jlu Hula and tha uareadl
max. of tha United State. There
la praHlcally no hopa that Russia
ran ba In any sense useful during
tba year 111. From tha mot re
sponsible persons I heard a dishear
tening talc or Russian Inefficiency,
corruption. Ineendlarylsm and mur
der. Russia la o disordered that
aba cannot niaka war. U4l'Hy. ' In
alt probability, neither caa aha inaka
peace, (lermsny might prupoae con
ceealon and Indemnitee In tha west
and to recoup herself In tha esst.
What would tha European democra
cies do undar then rlrrumstsnces.
Tha principal public man with whom
I talked were not all agreed inion
tha answer to that question. Since
tha tierman hUh command controls
II tha crnlrol powara from tha Hue
nhortta to tha naltlc. they art with
greater unity and aklll than tha eoe
tnles. Thus they tnnka a seeinlniily
successful drlva Into Italy. Tha real
object of their political foray Into
Venltl waa partly to maka camou
flage on a itrand scale to conceal
thalr steady losses from Verdun to
Passchenduele and partly to provoke
revolution In Italy.
"While I "wan In tha now conquer
ed territory a little while a (to, the
Italian command expected an. attack
In the neighborhood of Aslago. The
Italians were under-gunned, neither
had they enouith ammunition. The
margin of subsistence In the country
ta ao narrow that It muat Affect the
morale of the population. But een
no, the Italians would not have been
driven hack ao far aa they were If
two or three dlvlMloni. holding an
almost Impregnable point, debanch-
t . (Continued oa pat 8.)
SEATTLE MAN KILLED -1H
CANADIAN ARMY
' XHtawa, Nov. II. Tbe Canadian
casualty list announced here today
hown II. 0. Southgate of Seattle,
killed; and J, U Cordon of Kent.
Waah., and B. W, Hllller of Duvall.
Wash., wounded.
FOR MORE INCREASES
WiiHtilnnton, Nov. 1!). Counsel
for the j-allrnnria told the Interstate
commerce comnilnnuii today that. In
Addition to the IncreiiHes sought lu
flie -pending 15 per cent rate advance
fa Ha, the roads would soon apply for
a further Increase of 15 per cent In
class commodity rates and ten cents
per ton on coal and coke rates
RAILROADS: TAKE
DRASTIC STAI D
i
Will I'll! Entire lUllrtNut Hrstrnt of
Country In Prrlilrt'e HamU If
Hirtke Is failed
Washington, Nov. II. A formal
announcement waa made today that
Ilia railroad of the I'nlted States
bad decided that If a citile arose,
they would place their Interent In
tha hand of Prealdent Wllaon for
protection and auch disposition ai
ha deemed necessary to prevent tha
Interruption of Iranaportatlon' dur
Ini tha war.
The announcement of the
mad I considered a eliminating
tba possibility of a atrlka. Four of
tba railroad brotherhood have
agreed lo nedlatla of the deput
ed polata.
HMGnry .
STRATEGiC KiDGE
Ixindon, Nov. II Kat and north
eat or Ypres, the Hrltlsh have es
tablished Ihemaelvea aeeurely la
poelon or the Passrhrndaele
ridge, Tbera ara Indication of a re
awakened activity on tha weatera
froat. '
IS '
OMHSWni
lndon. Nov. II funeral Maude.l
HrltUb commander la Mesopotamia
died yesterduy, after a brief (line.
Maude wa one of the mont brilliant
commander of tha allied armies.
IMPORTANT PORT IS :
TAKEN BY BRITISH :
London, Nov. II. Jaffa haa
keen occupied by the British and It
Is probable that Jerusalem will fall
Into their bands within a few days.
The Turks, who are apparently
continuing Ihelr withdrawal, offered
no resistance.
By the capture of Jaffa tieneral
Allenhy hus nindo more certain the
ultimate occupation of "Jerusalem
and all this part of Palestine. Jaffa
la the port of Jerusalem, from which
U Is distant 35 tulle northwest. A
railroad winds through the coastal
hills to Jerusalem from Jaffa for 54
miles, and, It Is probable that the
British forces will pursue their way
to Jerusalem via this.
Occupation of Jaffa will bring an
additional port of entry nnderBrlt
Ish control and aerve greatly In the
Import of supplies to the army. It
will make unnecessary. In a great
meiisure. the long transport of sup
plies by land from Knypt, aa In the
past. , . ." - ;
tncldentalty with the rapture of
.luffs, the British have wiped out
two ilernian colonlea established
near this pivt about 20 years ago
and aeduously fostered ever alnce aa
mean of extending German In
fluence In Asiatic Turkey.'
TO BE STANDARDIZED
lnrlon. Nov. 19. The British
government Is working on plans to
Mnndnrdle the clothes of the stay-U-liomos
to suve wool.
Already the uovernment has n
scheme completed " to ' produce a
standard price, tlio same as potatoes
wheat or sugar.
Washington, Nov. 19. A division
of cavalry will be organized, Secre
tary of War Maker announced this
afternoon, , DetulU have not been
worked out he (aid.
BRITISHERS
RETORTS
1M
RUSSIA STILL
IHlIIKVIKI mTIWL, PETItO
(iltAlt AM) MOttttW HI T OPPO
EXTM AIIK HTKONU
KEREKSKY IS STILL HIDIXG
CO FL CT G
rali-f,",Jr Mlmle ( aa Invent KhmU
i-Yoaa KabirlBC Period of Blood
(Irll Hovolntloa
lxndon, Nov. II. Another army
I reported to be marching upon
fvtroirad lo ouat the llolabevlkl.
The vanguard haa already engaged
In eeveral bruhe with tha Bolahe
vlkl near Gatehlna. It la rumored
that Kereniky I at the head of this
expedition.
I'etrograd. Nov. 11. The Bolahe
vlkl leader are endeavoring to effect
tba reaumptloa of operatlona by the
varloua brancbea of the government,
moat of which have .been dlaor
ganlied by atrlkea and the refusal
of employe to work nnder the Bol
ahevlkl commander.
The newpapera, which were au
preaeed la the. early day of the up
rlalng have In eome Inatancea been
given permlaelon to renew publica
tion, although the atatu of tbe bour
geolne pre la stlllndeflnlte.
Ixmdon. Nov. II. The Maximal-
,hU. COmmlMloner have closed the
RMo-8wedlHh frontier at Toraea,
according lo the I'elronrud. iorre-
spondDnt or Reuter'a IJmlted, who
add that no one I allowed to pass
without apeclal authorliatlon from
the military revolutionary commit
tee. Continuing, the dispatch says:
"lloitllltle have ceased In Monrow.
Terma were alRiicd whereby the so-
called white guard aurrender It
nil and the committee on nuhlle
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nnirij uiBBUlvtrn. .
"The Maximalists' conditions to
consenting to a composite socialist
government Include control of i come throunh. It would not only sei
troops In Petrogrnd and ' Moscow Urate the two Italian armies, but
districts and the systematic arming
of workmen throughout Russia.
"It is reported that troops amount
ing to an army corps, under orders
of the army committee, have reach
ed l.iiRtt. en route to Petrograd, to
end civil war and the dictatorship of
the Maximalists."
SWISS ARE NERVOUS
4 '
OVER ALIEN STATUS
Berne, Oct. 18. t Correspondence
of the Associated Press) The news.
received here by the American lega
tion that the United States congress
had adjourned -without taking any
action on the proposal to . require
military service of foreigners resid
ing in the United States, has come
as a great relief to Switzerland.
Military service by Swiss in Am
erica haa been a moot subject In the
Swiss press for ' weeks. A doxen
palters have dUcussed the question
cautiously, taking pains It must be
said In justice to be carefully fair
and to weigh the whole problem ob
jectively, yet revealing an obvious
anxiety about the outcome
DISCOSS PEACE ONLY
WITH LEGAL RUSSIA
I'etrograd, iNov. 19. A mesa:.;s
has been received by th r.oHies
and workmen's council f:om Km
peror William or Germany that he
will treat for peace only with the
lettal successor or the Imperial jiov
ernment or with a constit'ioit as
nembly,
ITALY STARTS
HEAVY DRIVE
ALONG PIAVE
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. HltlLI.IAMT CMAlUiK
TEUTOJS UNDERTAKE WEDGE
Next tew Day fighting WIU Prob
ably Itotermlne KtwoH of Inaputt
ant IUXIU of PUve Itivor
Rome, Nov. II. Tbe lullah
have commenced aa offensive on
the Aiago plateau and occupied the
advanced enemy tranche.-
I'nrther attempts of the Austro
Germans to cross tbe Plave river
have been defeated. On the front
west of tbe Plave and south of
Quereo, a large force . of Austro
Oermsns attacked the Monte Mon-fenera-Mont
Tomba line but were
repulsed.
The Austrian who forced a crow
ing of the Plave above Seeson have
been thrown Into the river and
drowned, bayonetted, killed or cap
tured. Not an enemy remains on tbe
bank.
This fight was one of the most
desperate, most fearful and moat
glorioua chapters of tbe whole war.
Tbe wounded are ao numerous that
they have not yet received . succor.
The enemy lost 1.500 kt'.i'd and
t.tUO prisoners. ; ' ' '
Where the front turna westward
from the Plave 'river across tbe Asl-
nrfo plateau, General Rltter von K re
but In. ex-Austrian minister of war,
Is driving his 'Austrian forces, to
gether with one Hungarian division
In. an attack which may be tbe turn
ing point of the whole operation.
It Is here that tbe Plave front and
the Trentlno front meet, and Gen
eral von Krobatin Is throwing all or
his pressure on this point so as to
force a wedge between the two Ital
ian armies.
What his success' would mean is
fully realised1, for, should this wedge
would require the consideration of
retreat from the Plave river, aa it
would not be possible to maintain
a position on the Plave with the left
flank thus menaced.
Berlin, - Nov. II. Queer o and
Monte Cornelle were taken by storm
today by the Auatro-Oermana.
I
VOTE ON ROAD BONDS
Portland, Nov. II. For tba pur
pose of raising funds with which to
construct tbe grade of the Columbia
river highway In Gilliam county, tbe
voters of road district No. 1, which
Includes that portion of the county
north of the Base line, will 'vote
next Saturday on the question of
raising a apeclal rond tax of 10
mills. This will raise approximately
140,000, which It is proposed to ex
pend between Arlington and the
mouth of the John Day river, the
Sherman county boundary.
;t
TOR ARMY OFFICERS
Oregon Agricultural College, Cor
vallls. Nov. 19. The military de
partment has received orders from
Wrtshinston, D, C, that every man
taking military training at this and
all other land grant colleges must
Join the officers' training corps now
being formed at these institutions.
Men having less than two years of
military training will enter the basic
course and . will receive compensa
tion for their uniforms.
RULES LAID DOWN
FOR All ENEMY
lmlalrnt laeuee Htrlngent Procla'
aliua Which Hrcka lo ITeietn
Witrred Ormaa ActivHiea
Waahlngton. Nov. II. All alien
enemies within the I'nlted States
are required to register and obtain
permits for travelling, nnder a proc-
tarnation Issued today by President
r
Wilson.
They are also prohibited from
approaching within 100 yards .of
water fronts,, docks, railroad ter
minals or storage bouses; or to enter
or reside la the District of Colombia.
Except for public ferries, they ara
prohibited from being found on "any
ocean, bay. river or other water
within the United States."
They are forbidden to fly la bal
loons or airships; or to enter the
Panama Caaal soae.
, Only Germans are affected by tbe
proclamation aa it specifies "ene
mies, not allien of enemies."
The proclamation haa been ex
pected for soma time, aa tbe war.
navy and state departments have
been working out a plaa that would
to a considerable measure It la hop
ed, thwart the efforta of - German
ageata la this country from Inter
fering with tba war-necessary In
duatrlea. In taking thla step, the
United States la simply following In
the path of her allies who have
fouad It necessary to make even
more drastic regulations to curb tbe
activities of Teutons within their
borders. Heretofore the United
States bad regulated ber alien ene
mies only as respects armories, mo
nitloa plants and army poets. To
day's action extends the protective
tone to all transportation systems
and tbe District of Columbia.
STATE 1L PURCHASE
CONCRETE EQUIP?.r.EMT
Portland, Nor. 19. With a vie
of being prepared to do paving work
on force amount next year, the state
highway commission has called for
bids on aphaltlc paving plants. The
bids are to be opened November 27.
It is proposed to purchase one or
more plants, and consideration will
be given to both new and second
hand equipment.
The most Important, contract ' to
be let Is the grading of the Pacific
highway In DouglaB county between
Dillard and Myrtle Creek. ,
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SAI.KM TKMCHHONK MUX
, ' JOIV SYMPATHY STRIKE
Salem,' Nov. 1 7. Electrical work
ers employed by the Pacific Tele
phone A Telegraph company in tbe
Salem district went on strike at 1
o'clock. Saturday afternoon, as part
of a general strike to force recogni
tion of the girl operators' union and
Increased wages.' - ,
mtwrn
Portland, Nov. 1 9. Thorough
bred entries from Oregon, Washing
ton.. California, Montana and Idaho
will feature the Pacific Interna
tional IJvestock show, which will
open here tomorrow. The show will
lust through the week.
Particular Interest centera around
the 46 herd of shorthorn. Herferd
and' Aberdeen Angus which are en
tered ,inT.he bee! classes. Thirty
two western herd or Shorthorn cat
tle alone are in the paddocks or the
stalls.
The various state agricultural col
leges have splendid stock exhibits,
in Ihe Shorthorn class Is represented
the Oregon Agricultural college In
Pullman, the University or Callfor
nia farm at Davis and the University
of IdRho at Moscow. The Glen El
len, Cal., ranch owned by the. estate
of Jack 'London, the late author. Is
also represented In this class.
M PLEADS
NEEDS OF VAR
SWEPT EUROPE
AIX A1JJEI XATION8 LOOK1XO
TO Y. M. C. A. FOR MOOT I'R
GKXT .imiHTAXCS
CUOGET WAS f(3 TOO S'VJi
N'attoaa Are Asking Mora Tha tha
Orgaailmatlon Cava Foaalbty Area as
push. Heat Efforta Needed
Chairman Theo. P. Cramer, of
Josephine county's T. U. C A. case-
palgn committee, la this morning la
receipt of tba following ; telegram
from Q. W. Dsvldsoa, state manager .
of the recent drlva:
"We extend to yea and your ,
workers our protound appraclatloa .
of tbe patriotic services rendered
and hearty congratulations upon tha ''
notable results already achieved.
"The following telegram baa Just -been
received from John R. Matt:
'The results from this campaign will
hearten our allies, France, . Italy,
Britain and Belgium and cheer etc
million lonely prisoners. Put forth
united and supreme efort to swaeo
far beyoad the goal. Development
since our original budget waa adopt- .
ed make It absolutely essential that
we have a far greater aum available.
I refer. first, to the alarming ait-'
uatlon on eastern and southern
fronts necessitating tha prompt at
tention of our activities In these ra
giona. Second, an appeal from tha
French prime minister that we lake "
charge of 1.S00 soldiers' homea for
French army of 4.000.000 men, re
quiring for thla Item alone an la-
crease of IS. 000,000 In tha adopted
budget. Third, a coafidentlal re
quest from another great allied army
for large help. Fourth,' the recent
great increase in the number of war
prisoners to- be served by ns. Fifth, .
changes in plana of our own govern- i
ment which makes it clear that we
will have much more to do for Am
erican troops than first contemplat
ed. May God help us to do tbe im
possible: -
" 'Please relay immediately tha
foregoing telegram by telegraph or
telephone to all your district direc
tors with the request that they
promptly wire or telephone to each
county chairman requesting him- to -forward
the message to every city
and town which la promoting tha .
campaign. Do not economise In thla
matter in which time is everything.
John R. Mott V '
"In the light or the above quota
tion I hope you will push your cam
paign to the limit."
. Q. W. DAVIDSON.
State Manager.
PERSira REPOSTS
WO AVS DEAD
. Washington, Nov. 11. General'
Pershing reported to the war depart
ment today that two American sol
diers were killed in action November
13, three severely wounded a ad
three slightly hurt. None of the
names reported were from tha Pa
cific coast.
REDMAN OF SEATTLE
LOSES COURT NOT
Sun Francisco, Nov. 19. Thos.
K. Redman, sentenced from Seattle
to the federal penitentiary, lost a.
point in his. fight for pardon when
the United States circuit court of
appeals upheld , the United States
district court of Washington's deci
sion defining the authority of the
United States board of pardons.